Planetary hours
in Nizhniy Novgorod.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 2 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:22
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 03:21
A day hour lasts 1h 27m; a night hour, 33 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:49
- 2☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:16
- 3♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 09:09
- 5☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 12:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:29
- 8♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:55
- 9☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:22
- 10♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 19:15
- 12☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 21:48
- 3♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:21
- 4☉︎ Sun22:21 – 22:55
- 5♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:01
- 7☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:41
- 10♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:15
- 11☉︎ Sun02:15 – 02:48
- 12♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:21
Other cities · Russia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:22 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 17h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 27m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:21, lasts 6h 40m: twelve night hours of 33 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:22 to 04:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.